Treasury Analyst - Sandton at Absa Group Limited (Absa)

Key Accountabilities:

• Establish strong working relationships with ARO Treasury and Business leads, developing an understanding of growth strategies, business challenges and distribution channels
• Review and challenge FTP results with Treasury Finance, ensuring that FTP impacts on Business are fully understood.
• Develop coherent management information solutions and produce necessary reports to improve the understanding and transparency of FTP on business P&L. Engage Business to ensure FTP impacts are understood – current and projected.
• Develop and maintain a detailed understanding of business outlooks and the projected FTP impact on business. Monitor performance on a current and projected basis and determine and advise the Heads of ALM & FTP of potential actions that can be taken to support business and treasury targets.
• Determine and advise the Heads of ALM & FTP of areas in which the FTP framework can be used to support business to achieve Board targets and drive implementation in the Business
• Act as a central point of contact for business queries on FTP impacts and performance to plans
• Provide support to the Head of FTP on the production of training material, Treasury Committee and Finance Committee packs and proposals.
• Conduct sensitivity and “what-if” analysis as required to understand potential FTP outcomes and related risks / uncertainties.
• Provide key FTP inputs into planning and budgeting process, working with finance team. Scrutinise inputs and results for reasonableness.
• Model oversight which entails monitoring of the FTP model, enhancing or refreshing existing models, and testing the model build data is of sufficient quality and completing statistical data analysis to ensure this.
• Assisting the modelling team through performing analyses to understand the impact and changes, adherence to governance processes, and documentation of the model.   
• Review, challenge, and explain the Treasury P&L on a monthly basis and provide guidance on the opportunities to optimise the funding structure of entities to enhance ARO’s contribution to the Group earnings.
• Lead P&L engagements with in-country Treasuries advising on strategic planning requirements; determining the support required by ARO entities and preparing updates to the Treasury Committee and the Board as part of the integrated planning process
• Work closely with in-country FLM to ensure alignment between balance sheets and Treasury P&L performance
• Lead the engagement with Finance on Treasury P&L matters to ensure MI and ad hoc requirements are effectively implemented and monitored.
• Stay abreast with macro developments and industry and peer developments in the area of FTP to ensure approaches remain in line with best practice.

Knowledge and skills: 

• Highly numerate with a strong analytical background.
• Strong experience with senior management reporting, influence and stakeholder management
• SAS or equivalent modelling and Balance Sheet management experience
• Banking experience in a Treasury environment, Risk or Finance

Minimum requirements

• Qualification: B.Sc. in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, CFA 
• 5 years (Technical/Managerial) Finance; Balance Sheet Management experience
• SAS / modelling experience is advantageous
• Banking experience in a Treasury environment, Risk or Finance
• Regional Africa experience advantageous

Education

• Bachelor`s Degrees and Advanced Diplomas: Financial Sciences (Required)